Oh my god! I'm so sorry! I have been so busy with school and stuff that I haven't been able to get on the computer and write. But since summer is here, I'll be able to finally write! I hope you like this chapter, since I wrote it in like an hour and didn't really put much effort into it. Please review when finished. Thanks!
Momiji knew she couldn't let Director Sugishita pick Sakura over her just because she's a huge international star. She won't be knocked off that quickly. She *is* the Kushinada after all and she won't take being stepped on by some high-heeled, stuck up diva. It wouldn't be like her to allow that.
She quickly got dressed and headed out the door. Sugishita wanted her to read more lines today, since Kusanagi asked him for her to. It flattered her to see how much Kusanagi wanted her to get the part. It made her feel special and it showed how much he cared for her. Most of all it made her happy inside which could be seen on the outside.
I'm just glad he's doing this for me and not Sakura. If he was, I would never talk to him again and I would make sure no one watches his hit TV show, no matter how good it really is… Wait. That doesn't sound like me. That sounds like some revenge-hungry demon. So instead, I just won't talk to him for a couple of weeks.
Once she was on the main street, she pulled out her script and started to study it. Her lines jumped out at her, whirling around her head. She had to now each line verbatim, from beginning to end. She knew that all her memorizing will pay off in the end, but she just wish the words would come easier to her.
Susana-oh: (put sword in sheath and then look up at Kushinada) "I assure you it was no problem at all. It's my duty to protect beautiful young woman from monsters like that."
Kushinada: (blush) "Well I wouldn't call myself beautiful, Good Sir."
(enter Kushinada's parents and townspeople)
Susana-oh: (take Kushinada's hands and bend on one knee) "You are very beautiful. In fact, may I ask you to marry me?"
Kushinada's Parents: (hug each other happily while sighing in joy)
Kushinada: (nods) "You may."
Susana-oh: "Will you, the Kushinada, marry me?"
Kushinada: (smiles and bends down to make eye level with him) Yes, I will! (quickly kisses his lips and then hugs him)
"Wow, this is so corny!" Momiji exclaimed loudly, for all to hear. She immediately lifted her head to see people staring at her as if she had just fallen off the loony truck. She blushed and rapidly made her way through the crowd, without making eye contact with anyone. "It's still corny."
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The lights turned off as Kusanagi took his place on the stage. After a few seconds of total darkness, a spotlight shown down from a high balcony aimed at him. He cleared his throat and put the script to his side. He recited his lines, showing no feeling in them whatsoever. He sounded like a mono-tone robot narrating clumps of sentences from a textbook.
It was unlike him to not give it his all and make his words sound like he meant them honestly. It's just that his mind and heart went away into a dark place. That place is guilt. He felt guilty about allowing Sakura to flirt with him, make him tell her Momiji's secret, and…kiss him.
I felt my body wanting to leap over to her and smother her with my arms, holding her tightly against my body. My lips wanted to meet hers in the worst way. Deep inside, I knew that thinking like that is wrong, but I couldn't stop my gaze. My eyes were locked on her and I didn't want to take them away. I couldn't. I…
"Come here, Kusanagi," she whispered, curling her index finger. "I want to give you something."
Feet were moving on their own will. I couldn't hold myself back. I was a magnet connecting with another: the opposite of the one I truly wanted. I kept getting closer and closer until my body was just centimeters from hers. I could smell the sweet perfume radiating from her body like a electrical field. It was a different smell, not exactly like the one Momiji's, but it was still very, very good.
She smiled and positioned her head so she was just a couple inches away from kissing me. "Can I give it to you?" she asked, lifting her eyebrows.
I nodded, knowing what I was in for. WHY?! I'm GOING TO LET HER…
She kissed me! It was wrong, but it felt so, so good. Her lips tasted like strawberries with cream and her body warmth licked my skin like the warm summer breeze. It was one of those feelings that you want to keep in a jar and have it forever. Too bad the jar would say: KUSANAGI'S MISTAKE, THE NEW AND LAST FRAGRANCE.
She playfully licked her lips and left me behind. I just hope after this, I won't always be alone…
"Wow," he thought to himself as he said his lines. "My mind sounds like a smutty novel." He blushed as images of the encounter tickled his mind. But all the while, he thought of Momiji. He honestly did.
He knew that if she found out what he had done she would hate him forever and then some. That's the last thing he would want to happen, that and him loosing his part. He loved Momiji with all his heart, but he lusted after Sakura. He didn't want his lust to overtake his love. That would be like evil wining over good. It was unthinkable and sinful.
He tightly closed his eyes. He understood shame would soon become his mask. He couldn't change that. It's not like a mask store was anywhere in sight anyway. So he has to bear with his big mistake of letting Sakura become his obsession.
He finished his lines and walked oof stage to wait for Momiji. I hope she gets here before Sakura does. I don't know if I'd be able to stope her if she tried anything again…
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"Itsunoma ni ka yume no naka de futari KISU o shiteita nomitsumeatte zutto mae kara kokoni ita you ni,**" singing to herself, Momiji finally made it to the theater, on time. For once.
She quick;y trudged through the door, but stopped when she bumped into somebody. She started to apologize when she looked up. It was…
"Kome!" she exclaimed, and laughed to herself, while rubbing her forehead. "What are you doing here?"
Kome grinned and put her hands on her hips. "Kunikida sent me on a mission to watch you and make sure the Arigami doesn't attack you."
Momiji rolled her eyes and continued to walk, Kome followed behind her, admiring her own gun. "I really don't need to be protected, Kome. It's not like the Arigami are big theater buffs anyway."
"Don't whine, Momiji. I have strict orders to watch over you," she proclaimed proudly.
As they walked, they were stopped by Sugishita. "Momiji, I'm so glad to see you again," he said happily.
She smiled and nodded. "Thank you for giving me another chance. I really appreciate it. Truly."
"Well once I fully understood your problem, I had to give you another chance," he replied. "It would be immoral of me not to give you another shot at it, since you can't help it."
She blinked at him. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. "What problem, Mr. Sugishita?" She knew what problem he was getting at, but she didn't want to mention it.
"You know," he said, putting his clipboard at his side, "your stage fright."
Her mouth dropped, along with he heart. Only one person in the world knew about that, excluding herself. But she was wrong. Now someone other than her and Kusanagi knew her secret… But how?
"Don't worry about it, Momiji. Everyone has some sort of fear," he said, and looked at the girl standing next to her. "And you are?"
"I'm Kome," she said, putting out her hand. "I'm a friend of Momiji's."
He blushed as he took her hand. "I'm Sugishita. Director Sugishita."
Momiji needed to know how he knew her secret. And she knew where she could find out. She quickly looked over at Sugishita and smiled nervously. "I'm going to my dressing room to read lines."
She quickly ran off without hearing another word from them. She had to know why Kusanagi would tell Sugishita about her fear and why he broke their promise. She finally made it to his room and opened the door without knocking.
Once she saw inside of the room she wished she had knocked…
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To Be Continued…
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** Part of the ending song for Blue Seed, "Touch and Go."